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GarageBand for Mac Update Improves iOS Project Support
To go along with its GarageBand for iPad update, Apple released GarageBand 6.0.5 for the Mac on Wednesday. The update…
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Mac iPhoto Update Improves Photo Stream Management
Apple released iPhoto 9.2.2 on Wednesday following the company’s special media event where new iPad models along with iPhoto for…
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Apple Store Online, Accepting iPad Pre-Orders
The Apple Store is back online, and the company is accepting pre-orders for the new iPad (3rd Generation) that was…
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iTunes 10.6 Adds 1080p Video Support
Along the introduction of a 1080p-capable Apple TV, Apple released iTunes 10.6 on Wednesday. The update added support for playing…
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Apple’s New iPad Event Video Already Online
Apple’s website still isn’t up and running for third generation iPad orders, but the video of the introduction event is…
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Apple Drops iPad 2 Price to $399
Apple announced a price drop for the iPad 2 on Wednesday as part of the introduction of its replacement, which…
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Apple’s iPad Competitors Should Just Give up
Apple’s competitors, companies that make tablets, have had two whole years to gear up, build infrastructure and create an alternative,…
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Apple Updates iLife for iOS, Adds iPhoto [Updated]
Apple unveiled new updates for the iOS versions of its iLife apps on Wednesday during the company’s special media event…
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Apple Adds Retina Display Support to iWork for iOS
Following the introduction of the new Retina Display iPad during a special media event in San Francisco, Apple announced new…
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Apple Announces New iPad - Retina Display, A5X Processor, 4G [Update]
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple announced Wednesday the long-awaited and much-anticipated iPad 3, which appears to be officially named simply “new…
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iCloud Adds Movie Storage Support
Apple’s iTunes in the Cloud, which is part of its iCloud service, added support for movies on Wednesday. Along with…
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Apple Unveils Apple TV with 1080p Support
Along with iOS 5.1, Apple unveiled an updated Apple TV entertainment appliance on Wednesday that supports 1080p video. The announcement…
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Apple to Release iOS 5.1 Today with Japanese Siri Support [UPDATED]
Apple’s highly anticipated iOS 5.1 update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch will finally make it into customer’s hands…
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Reminder: TMO’s Apple Media Event Live Coverage
The Mac Observer will be offering live coverage of Apple’s media event today. The press event is scheduled to start…
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Adobe Intros Shadow Web Development Previewing App
Adobe unveiled its latest experimental tool for Web designers, called Shadow, on Wednesday. Adobe Shadow lets users pair mobile devices…
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Rumor Claims Haptic Feedback for iPad 3
With Apple’s Wednesday morning media event fast approaching, yet another iPad 3 rumor has cropped up, and this one claims…
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Apple Store Offline Ahead of iPad Media Event
Apple’s online store was replaced with the familiar “We’ll be back soon” message Wednesday morning ahead of the company’s 10AM…
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Samsung Hits Apple with New Patent Lawsuit in South Korea
Samsung is expanding its patent battle with Apple, this time filing a new lawsuit in South Korea alleging the iPhone…
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Apple’s App Store gets Catalog Category
Apple added a new Catalogs category to its iTunes-based App Store on Wednesday ahead of its special media event. The…
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TMO Live Coverage: Apple’s March 7th iPad Event
The Mac Observer will be offering live coverage of Apple’s iPad 3 (or iPad HD) media event, which is being…
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Apple Considered Licensing Deals With Some Patent Adversaries
Apparently, Apple’s not all about litigation when it comes to its patents: it was reported Tuesday that the company contemplated…
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Walter Isaacson Held Back Apple TV Details from Jobs Bio
Walter Isaacson held back some details about the Apple TV from the biography he wrote about the late Apple cofounder…
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UBS Bumps AAPL Target to $710 on iPhone Strength
Barclays Capital analyst Ben Reitzes bumped his 12-month price target 13 percent from US$630 per share $710 per share. In…
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TMO Live Coverage: Apple’s March 7th iPad Event
The Mac Observer will be offering live coverage of Apple’s iPad 3 (or iPad HD) media event, which is being held on Wednesday, March…
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Apple TV: Growing from Appliance to Television
Rumors are pointing to the introduction of a new Apple TV model this week along with the iPad 3. Rumors…
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China Mobile Claims 15 Million iPhones without Apple Deal
China Mobile’s chairman, Wang Jianzhou, announced on Tuesday that his company has some 15 million iPhones on its network. This…
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Disney Vacation App Roundup: WDW Transportation Wizard
In the second part of our look at Walt Disney World related apps, we look at OLP WDW Transportation Wizard for…
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Apple Reportedly Plans March 16th iPad 3 Launch Event
Apple has reportedly scheduled an unannounced launch event on March 16th, an event that would theoretically be centered around the…
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Samsung SSD Provides a Speedy Upgrade - for a Price
John F. Braun reviews the Samsung 470 Series, the company’s first entry in the consumer SSD market. Both real-world and…
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Judge Orders Google, Moto to Give Android & Merger Info to Apple
A federal judge has ordered Google and Motorola Mobility (MMI) to hand over information about their merger and the development…
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11” MacBook Air 1.8GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7: $1,399
Apple is currently offering the 11” MacBook Air 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i7 for $1,399, and the Deal Brothers have the…
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Jeff Gamet on MacJury: Macworld | iWorld & Exhibitors Tips
The Mac Observer’s Managing Editor Jeff Gamet joined MacJury host Chuck Joiner to look at exhibitor involvement at Macworld |…
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Apple, Google to Meet with Senator Over Mobile Privacy Concerns
Following the announcement that Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is asking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Apple and Google’s…
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Reader Discussion: OS X, iOS, Windows & Touch Interfaces
Apple has been a leader in touch-based interface design with iOS for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, but hasn’t brought…
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Apple: No SXSW Apple Store this Year
Apple won’t be setting up a temporary store for Austin’s South By Southwest event as it did last year. The…
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Nancy Gravley Talks Mac at Austin Computer Club Tonight
The Mac Observer’s Nancy Gravley will be speaking at the Computer Club of Austin on Tuesday, March 6. The club…
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Lightroom 4 Ships with New Album & Video Editing Features
Adobe announced the immediate availability of Lightroom 4 on Tuesday, bringing digital photo management and editing application for the Mac…
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iOS 5: Enabling the Emoji Keyboard
Some of us love them. Some of us wish we could enact laws to restrict them. Emoticons are both adorable…
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Apple Names All-Time Top App Store Apps
After the 25 billionth app was downloaded over the weekend, Apple released lists of the all-time top iPhone and iPad apps, both…
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OS X 10.7.3 Supplemental Update Addresses Time Machine Issues
Apple released a small Lion update Monday afternoon to address an issue with restoring a Mac from a Time Machine…
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Report: iOS Beats Android in HTML5
iOS is the clear performance leader in HTML5 rendering, according to a report from Spaceport.io. In an attempt to provide…
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Kodak Asks Court to Block Apple Patent Litigation
Eastman Kodak Co. asked a bankruptcy judge to block Apple from re-opening patent litigation between the two firms. Apple and…
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MGG 384: Photos, Lion Tips, Speaker Management & More!
Dave’s back from vacation and he, John, and Pilot Pete dig into the mailbag to answer your questions. Topics include…
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Apple vs. Proview: Creditors Demand Proview Bankruptcy
Apple’s battle for the Chinese rights to the trademark for “IPAD” just had its complexity quotient upped a smidgen as…
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Analyst: Apple iPhone Extended Market Share Gains in February
Apple’s iPhone saw strong U.S. sales during the month of February, according to new research from Canaccord Genuity analyst T.…
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15” MacBook Pro 2.2GHz quad-core Intel i7: $1,659
The Deal Brothers noted that Apple is offering the refurbished 15” MacBook Pro 2.2GHz quad-core Intel i7 for $1,659. This system…
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Disney Vacation App Roundup: Dining With Disney Guide
David Winograd just spent a week in Walt Disney World with six apps. This is the first in a serious survey…
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TMO Live Coverage: Apple March 7 iPad Event
Apple will be hosting an invitation-only media event on Wednesday, March 7, where the company is widely expected to introduce…
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John F. Braun Discusses Digital Photography on Typical Shutterbug
The Mac Observer’s John F. Braun joined Victor Cajaio on his Typical Shutterbug Podcast to talk about digital photography and…
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Reader Discussion: Apple’s 200 Million iPhones
Apple hasn’t made an official announcement, but based on TMO Forum member’s estimates, the company has already sold over 200…
